Tsitsipas Wins Third Monte Carlo Crown

Stefanos Tsitsipas is the Monte Carlo champion for the third time in 4 years, capping off a resurgent week with a 6-1 6-4 victory over Casper Ruud in Sunday’s ultimate.

The Greek has produced a few of the greatest tennis of his profession on the Monte Carlo Nation Membership, and he was in positive type on Sunday.

He dictated together with his forehand to win a one-sided first set, weathered a mini-revival from the Norwegian within the second, and raised his sport to interrupt decisively to seal his third Monte Carlo crown. 

You’ll be able to see the complete match stats and highlights beneath.

2024 Monte Carlo Masters Ultimate Outcome

Winner
Runner-Up
Scoreline

Stefanos Tsitsipas
Casper Ruud
6-1, 6-4

Highlights

Match Stats

 
Casper Ruud
Stefanos Tsitsipas

Aces
2
3

Double Faults
1
1

1st Serve Share
65%
49%

1st Serve Factors Received
67% (24/36)
62% (23/37)

2nd Serve Factors Received
37% (7/19)
68% (26/38)

Break Factors Saved
50% (4/8)
100% (8/8)

1st Return Factors Received
43% (16/37)
33% (12/36)

2nd Return Factors Received
32% (12/38)
63% (12/19)

Break Factors Transformed
0% (0/8)
50% (4/8)

Winners
17
23

Unforced Errors
16
12

Internet Factors Received
79% (15/19)
72% (21/29)

Max Factors In Row
5
7

Service Factors Received
56% (31/55)
64% (47/73)

Return Factors Received
36% (26/73)
44% (24/55)

Whole Factors Received
45% (57/128)
55% (71/128)

Max Video games In Row
1
7

Service Video games Received
56% (5/9)
100% (8/8)

Return Video games Received
0% (0/8)
44% (4/9)

Whole Video games Received
29% (5/17)
71% (12/17)

Ideas on the Ultimate

Tsitsipas hasn’t had one of the best final twelve months on tour and had slipped out of the highest 10 in current weeks for the primary time since 2018.

Nevertheless, the clay court docket is his pure habitat, and he can set foot on it with out adapting his sport, giving him a lot much less to consider.

That confirmed this week, and he’s obtained again to taking part in a few of his greatest tennis, the place he can use his heavy forehand to open up the court docket, and his backhand isn’t as straightforward to take advantage of as it’s on laborious courts.

Within the ultimate in opposition to Ruud, Tstisipas performed a free-flowing fashion from the phrase go, dictating off his forehand wing and exploiting the Norwegian’s deep court docket place.

As soon as Tsitsipas can land a couple of heavy cuts on the ball, it’s laborious to get again into the purpose, and I believed he did an incredible job at stopping Ruud from bringing the factors again to impartial.

I’d additionally say Ruud performed poorly. His greatest shot, the forehand, didn’t fireplace. He additionally had a number of second serves to take a look at however didn’t profit from them. This was a considerably flat efficiency, which was possibly anticipated after his massive win in opposition to Djokovic final night time.

Can Ruud win a giant ultimate, or will he stay the ATP 250 man? He can most likely get a 500 or 1000 on clay in some unspecified time in the future, nevertheless it gained’t be straightforward.

With the win, Tsitsipas is comfortably again within the prime 10. He has an 86.9% win price in Monte Carlo, second solely to Nadal’s 92.4%, and it’s by far his most profitable match.

It has been very tough, so being again on the podiums and successful tournaments feels superb; I can’t thank my household and mates sufficient, and if there’s God on the market for making this second attainable. I’m extraordinarily grateful for each particular person behind this journey. The third time is much more particular than the primary or second time. That is an unbelievable win for me. Capturing that win immediately was nerve-wracking. I wished this trinity. I’m extraordinarily completely satisfied immediately. I needed to go on the market and present my tennis as I promised each single one in every of them [my team] that I’d take advantage of out of it. I’m glad I offered on the court docket and confirmed some ruthless tennis. From the start to the tip my play was cohesive and I used to be in a position to mix in a number of totally different photographs. Tsitsipas on his third Monte Carlo win.

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